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BREEGH LOADING FIRE ARM.

No. 428,597. Patent'd May 27, 1890.

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UNITED STATES NPATENT Ormea.

JOI-IN FRICK, OF LARAMIE, IVYOMING TERRITORY.

BRI-:EcH-LoAnlNe FIRE-ARM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fatent No. 428,597, dated May 27,1890.

l Application led February 24, 1890. Serial No. 341,548. (No model.) l

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN FRICK, a citizen of the United States, residingat Laramie, in the county of Albany and Territory of Vyoining, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Breecli-LoadingFire-Arms, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relatesto that class of breechloaders in which thebreech-block. is hinged at the rear and swings downward and carries thetiring-pin pivoted to its front end; and the objects of my improvementare to make a simple and strong breech-loader, in which thebreech-block-depressin g arm is pivoted to the frame in front of thebreech-block, and the operating-lever of said arm is arranged on theside of the receiving-chamber in position to be depressed either by theright hand or by the fingers of the left hand reaching from under thegun-barrel while said left hand is clasping the stock. I accomplishthese objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l is a top view of a breech-loaderconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalvertical section of the same with the breech-block depressed andretained at full-cock, but with the shell-eX- tractor rearwardlyinclined in the position it occupies after a sudden depression of thebreech-block and before the introduction of a cartridge within thebarrel. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the breeeh-block-depressing armand aportion of its operating-lever. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of thetrigger-guard and plate carrying the Sear, and the connecting-roduniting said searto the trigger; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of thebreech- In said drawings, A represents the frame, to which the barrel Bis secured in the usual manner. Said frame has formed integral therewithcheek-pieces A2 and a bottom connecting-plate A2, uniting their frontportions. The bottom between the cheek-pieces is closed by thetrigger-guard plate G, which has at its rear end the trigger-guard G2.The rear end of said guard is in the form of a hook g2, which engages ina perforation in the frame; but the guard-plate G is also secured to thecheek-pieces A2 by a screw g passing through them and through lugs g3projecting up from the guard-plate into the cavity of the frame. (Theremoval of the screws g and of the guardplate G permits access to theinterior.)

The breech-block D is pivoted at d to the cheek pieces andV its rear endis strongly backed by the frame A. It has its upper surface concaved, asusual, to facilitate the introduction of a cartridge into the barrel ofthe gun. The lower portion of its front is provided with aforwardly-extended shelf D2, to permit said front end to be depressed bythe forked end of an arm E, pivoted at e to the front portion of thecheek-pieces of the frame. Said arm is adapted to be depressed by theoperator to cock the gun by means of a hand-lever F, having one endsecured to polygonal pivot-bolt e and its opposite end presenting abroad surface along the right side of the frame and extending rearwardlyto a point opposite the breechblock in a convenient position to bereached from under the fire-arm by the ends of the fingers of the lefthand of the operatorV supporting the gun. The forked arm E and itsoperating-lever F are kept normally elevated by a light foldedleaf-springf, having one end in engagement with and pressing under saidarm E, while the other end rests upon the bottom plate A3.

To promptly elevate the front end of the breeclrblock, when it isreleased by the sear S, a broad folded flat spring H has one end made topress upon the under side of said breech block, While its opposite endis bent to form a shallow hook and rests uponascrew h, passing throughthe cheek-pieces of the frame. The bent end of the spring also abutsagainst the frame and is thereby retained in position.

To retain the breech-block in a depressed position at full-cock, asshown in Fig. 2, the front edge of the shelf D2 has in its middleportion a lip d2, that comes into engagement with the lower notch s ofthe seal. The same lip comes into engagement with the upper notch s2 ofthe sear When it is desired to retain the breech-block nearly closed athalfcock.

The scar is pivoted at g4 to the guard-plate. It is united to thetrigger Iby means of a connecting-rod J, which has its front Yend bentIOO upwardly and pivoted to the sear at j, at'a point higher than thepivot g4, and,to permit the rod J to rest close to the guard-plate, thefront end of said rod is slotted at jz for the passage of the pivot-ping4.

The rear end of the rod J is pivoted to the trigger at 2, at a pointhigher than or eccentric to the pivot-pin t' of said trigger, and tokeep the sear slightly inclined toward the breech-block and facilitateits engagement therewith the upper end'of the trigger has a lip t3,extending forwardly, under which one end of the trigger-spring k is madeto press, the opposite end of said spring being secured at k2 to theguard-plate.

The iiring-pin L is angular and is pivoted at Z to the lowerl portion ofthe front end of the breech-block in cavity made therein for thepurpose; but its lower end Z2 is made to project a short distancethrough the shelf D2, and is retained in that position by a spring m,having one end in engagement in a notch formed in the firing-pin in therear of its pivot Z, while the opposite end is retained in a notch inthe under side of the breech-block, and the spring m also keeps thefiring end Z3 of the ring-pin'retracted within the breechblock until thetrigger is pulled and the front end of said breech-block is projectedupward to its seat, at which time the lever end Z2 of the firing-pinwill strike against the under side of the barrel, and its pointed end Z3will thereby be projected forward against the priming in the rear of thecartridge and explode it. A

The cartridge-shell extractor N is in the form of a bell-crank andpivoted at n to one of the cheek-pieces of the frame on the insidethereof. Its upper arm has alip n2 extending laterally to engage withthe rim of the carfridge-shell and extract it when the breechblock issuddenly depressed to the lowest end of its course, said location beinglower than that in Which it is retained at full-cock by the sear, asshown in Fig. 2, the lower arm of the extractor being then pressed uponby aprojection cZon one side of the breech-block. lWhen saidbreech-block is retained at fullcock, the lower arm of the extractor isnot pressed upon by the projection d3, and its upper arm is permitted tobe swung forward. The insertion of the cartridge into the gunbarrelrestores the extractor to its normal position in the side of saidbarrel.

Having now fully described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination ofa fire-arm breechframe, a breech-block havingits rear end pivotedthereto and provided with a shelf at its front end, with a forked armpivoted to the breech -frame and having its forked ends adapted to restupon the shelf of the breechblock, and a lever secured to the pivot ofthe forked arm and extending rearwardly alongside of the breech frame,substantially as described.

2. The combination of a fire-arm breechframe, a breech-block having itsrear end pivoted thereto and provided with a shelf at its front end, aforked arm pivoted to the front of the breech-frame and adapted to restupon said shelf, an angular firing-pin pivoted to the breech-block, asear adapted to engage with the front of the shelf of the breech-block,and a connecting-rod uniting the sear to the trigger, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination of a fire-arm breechframe, a breech-block having itsrear end pivoted thereto and provided with a shelf at its front end, anangular firing-pin pivoted to the breech-block, a spring having one endsecured to the under side of the breech-block,

a Sear adapted to engage with the front of the shelf of thebreech-block, and a connecting'- rod having its front end slotted forthe passage of the pivot-pin of the sear, and atrigger provided with alip on its upper end and a spring pressing under said lip, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN FRICK.

Vitnesses:

L. C. HILLS, C. C. SCHILLER, Jr.

